Electric-light hanger.



. WITNESSES:

No- 834.449. YQPATEN'TBID per. so, 1906.

I. w cums. ELECTRIC LIGHT HANGER.

IAPPLIIOATIOI nun um 11. 1900.

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS THI "mun: rrrtl; co., vusnmcmu, n. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES WILLIAM CARTER, or ABILEN-E, TEXAS.

, E L' EcTfllc-LlGtHT HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1.906.

To all whom, .it .may concern:

TER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Abilene, in the countyof Taylor and State of Texas, have invented a new and usefulElectric-Light Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

.Thisinvention relates to-hangers for incandescent lamps, and has forits object to provide ,a comparatively simple inexpensive hangerdesigned for attachment .to a

ceiling or other suitable support and by means of which the lamp maybeconveniently raised or lowered and supported at any desired height. 1

A further object .of the invention is to pro.

vide a hanger having a roller j ourna'led therein for engagement withthe flexible lamp- .supporting conductor, said roller being free torevolve in one direction and locked against rotationin the oppositedirection.

. A further object is to provide a weight adaptedto engage the flexibleconductor and-forming a counterbalance for the lamp, and means wherebythe conductor may be readily placed in position on or detached.

from the hanger.

A stillfurther object is to generally improve this class of devices soasto add to the utility, durability, and efliciency, as well as toreduce, the cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunderstood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor detailsof construction maybe resorted to within the scope of the-sap endedclaims.

In tlie accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hanger constructed in accordance withmy invention. Fig. 2 is .an end view of the hanger detached. Fig. '3 isa perspective view of the hanger, roller, latch, and locking memberdetached. Fig. 4 is a side elevation illustrating a modified form of theinvention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all .ofthe figures of the drawings.

The improved device consists of a supporting bracket or hanger 5,provided with terminal angularly-dis osed arms 6 and 7, one of which isformed with a threaded extension 8 for attachment to a ceiling or otherBe it known that 1, JAMES WILLIAM OAR- 1 suitable support 9, ,as shown.Extending laterally from the bracket or hanger dis a pin or stub-shaft10,, upon whichfis journaled a pulley or roller 11, having one-sidethereof formed witha pluralityof recesses or notches 12, adapted toreceive thepin 1,3 of a spring-lockmg member. 114. The walls of thenotches 12 are inclined tor beveledetoward the shoulders 12, while thetree end of the pin 13 is correspondingly beveled, so that when theroller is turned in one direction the inclined face of the pin 13 willride -.over the inclined walls of the notches without effectingtheroller, and when the latter is turned in the K0 posite direction thepinwill bear against t e shoulders '12, and thus lock the roller againstfurther movement. PiVOted tothe arm.6 is a swinging latch 1.5, the freeend of which is provided with a slot .or recess 16, .ada ted to receivea screw or similar locking-device 17, threaded in an opening in thelower arm 7. The locking member 14 and latch 15 are retained in positionon the arm 6 by means of ascrewor pin 18, said latch being formed withan opening or apertnre to permit the passage of the locking-pin l3.

Secured to a ceiling-block or rosette 19 is one end of a flexibleconductor 20, the opposite end of which passes over the roller 11 andterminates in a lamp 21. Engaging the conductor 20 is a roller 22,provided with a depending weight 23, which forms a counterba ance forthe lamp 21, so that the latter may be conveniently raised or lowered{and supported at any desired height. The roller 11 is free to revolvein one direction when the lamp is lowered, but is locked againstrotation in the opposite direction so as to prevent the weight fromhaving a tendency to. elevate the lamp, the friction between the ropeand the grooved face of the roller serving to retard the upwardmovementof the lamp. The latch 15 is free to swing laterally to openposition, so as to expose the notched or recessed side of the roller11,, and thereby- In operation when it is desired to attach or detachthe conductor the clamping-screw 17 is released, after which the pin 13is disengaged from the notches 12 by exerting a lateral pull on theterminal handle 24 of the locking member and swinging said member andlatch laterally to open position. The

trated a modified form of the device in which a plurality of hangers orbrackets are disposed'at spaced intervals on the ceiling or othersuitable support, and the flexible conductor threaded through therollers to form a series of depending loops 25, each seen that there isprovided an extremely simple and inexpensive device admirably adaptedfor the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A hangerprovided with means for attachment to a support and having a pinextending laterally from one side thereof, a roller journaled on thepin, a latch bearing against the pin for preventing accidentaldisplacement of the roller, a flexible lampsupporting conductor engagingthe roller, and a weight carried by the conductor and forming acounterbalance for the lamp.

2. A hanger provided with means for attachment to a support, a rollerjournaled in the hanger and having notches formed in one side thereof, aspring-locking member carried by the hanger and adapted to engage saidnotches for locking the roller against rotation in one direction, aflexible lamp-supporting conductor engaging the roller, and a weightcarried by the conductor and forming a counterbalance for the lamp.

3. A hanger provided with means for attachment to a support, a rollerjournaled in the hanger and having one side thereof formed with aplurality of notches, a latch engaging the roller and movable laterallyto inoperative position, a locking member carried by the latch andpassing through an opening in the latter for engagement with thenotches, and a flexible lamp-supporting conductor carried by the roller.

4. A hanger comprising a bracket, provided with angularly-disposed armsone of which is formed with an extension for attachment to a support, apin extending laterally from the hanger, a roller journaled on the pinand having notches formed in one side thereof, a latch pivoted to thehanger and engaging the pin, a locking member carried by the latch andprovided with a lug passing through an opening in the latch forengagement with the notches, a flexible la1np-supporting conductorengaging the roller, and a weight carried by the conductor and forming acounterbalance for the lamp.

5. A hanger comprising a bracket provided with angularly-disposed armsand an intermediate laterally-extending pin, a rolller journaled on thepin and having a plurality of notches formed in one side thereof, alatch pivotally mounted for swinging movement on the hanger and forminga closure for one end of the same, a spring-catch carried by the latchand provided with a locking-pin passing through an opening in the latchfor engagement with the notches, means for looking the latch in closedposition, a flexible lamp-supporting conductor suspended from theroller, and a weight carried by the coniiuctor and forming acounterbalance for the 6. A hanger comprising a bracket provided withangularly-disposed arms and an intermediate pin, a roller ]ournaled onthe pin and having a plurality of notches formed in one side thereof, alatch pivoted to one of the arms and forming a closure for one side ofthe hanger, said latch being provided at its free end with aninwardly-extending slot,a spring-locking member carried by the latch andhaving a locking-pin passing through an opening in the latch forengagement with the notches, a clamping-screw carried by the oppositearm and engaging the walls of the slot for locking the latch inoperative position, and a flexible lamp-supporting conductor engagingthe roller.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES WILLIAM CARTER.

Witnesses:

LEE BOREN, JEssE THoMPsoN.

